Albedo - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

T/F: The ocean is an important sink for excess CO2 emitted from the burning of fossil fuels. correct answer: TRUE T/F: Climate refers to the minute-to-minute or day-to-day conditions of Earth's atmosphere at a particular location and time, whereas weather refers to the conditions of a place over a long period of time. correct answer: FALSE (definitions should be switched) T/F: When the flows of incoming solar energy and outgoing solar energy are in balance, then the average temperatu...

Select all the factors below that contribute to Earth's ability to support liquid water. correct answer: Distance from the Sun Atmosphere Albedo (How much light is reflected) As you learned in Our Blue Planet, there is one key factor that this simulation does not take into account. What major factor is missing? correct answer: Atmospheric Composition Maximum Albedo correct answer: 0.76 Minimum Albedo correct answer: 0.1 Temperature of Earth (degrees C) correct answer: -19...

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BioBeyond Unit 7 Finding the Cause Exam Questions and Answers Select all the factors below that contribute to Earth's ability to support liquid water. - ANSWER Distance from the Sun Atmosphere Albedo (How much light is reflected) As you learned in Our Blue Planet, there is one key factor that this simulation does not take into account. What major factor is missing? - ANSWER Atmospheric Composition Maximum Albedo - ANSWER 0.76 Minimum Albedo - ANSWER ...

Has Global warming actually been observed? correct answers Yes, there have been observed changes in global mean temperature. While ____ plays the central role in weather, _____ plays the central role in climate. correct answers Atmosphere, ocean Because of water's ____ heat capacity, Ocean's thermal inertia provides the _____ in Earth's climate system. correct answers high, memory The _____ has absorbed most of the heat from greenhouse warming over the past 50 years, and as it _____ ...

Which of the following is a factor in the Earth's atmosphere? composition electromagnetic radiation albedo geoengineering correct answers composition Which of the following atmospheric gases are derived from both natural processes and anthropogenic processes? oxygen carbon dioxide argon water vapor correct answers carbon dioxide Which of the following layers of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer? mesosphere troposphere stratosphere ionosphere correct answers stratosphe...

WHAT IS GEOENGINEERING? correct answers DELIBERATE MANIPULATION OF EARTH'S CLIMATE TO COUNTERACT THE EFFECTS OF GREENHOUSE GASES. PROPOSED GEOENGINEERING METHODS FALL INTO WHICH TWO CATEGORIES? correct answers SOLAR RADIATION MANAGEMENT- REDUCING THE SOLAR RADIATION ABSORBED AT THE SURFACE BY REDUCING AMOUNT COMING IN OR INCREASING AMOUNT REFLECTED BACK INTO SPACE. CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL- DIRECT REMOVAL OF CO2 OR ADJUSTING NATURAL PROCESSES TO SPEED UP CO2 REMOVAL. LIST SOME GEOENGI...

APES Unit 4 ReviewWeather - correct answer Short-term conditions of the atmosphere in a local area Climate - correct answer Average weather over a long period (several decades) Trophosphere - correct answer Layer of Earth closest to earth; densest; where weather occurs Stratosphere - correct answer Layer of Earth next closest to earth; next densest; contains ozone layer Mesosphere - correct answer Layer of Earth 3rd closest to earth Thermosphere - correct answer Layer of Ear...

3.0/ 3.0 Points Geographically, where is albedo lowest?  A. at 30 degrees north and south of the equator  B. at 60 degrees north and south of the equator  C. at the equator  D. nearest the North Pole and South Pole Question 2 of 33 3.0/ 3.0 Points During what two mo

GEOG 2050 Midterm Exam | Answered with complete solutions The temperature control that includes the heat capacity of a substance is A) movement B) specific heat C) cloud cover D) evaporation The land surface cools off more rapidly at night than water does because A) the amount of energy stored in the land is less than that stored in the water column B) the energy is stored in a shallow layer near the surface of the land, and so it can be radiated away faster C) all of these D) none of the abov...